Schwantesia

Schwantesia
Schwantesia borcherdsii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Aizoaceae
Subfamily: Ruschioideae
Tribe: Ruschieae
Genus:
Dinter

Schwantesia is a genus of plant in the family Aizoaceae. It is named in honor of the German botanist and archaeologist Gustav Schwantes (1881–1960).[1][2]

Schwantesia species resemble those genera within the family Aizoaceae to which they are most closely related; namely Lithops, Dinteranthus and Lapidaria.

Species include:[2]

  • Schwantesia acutipetala L.Bolus
  • Schwantesia borcherdsii L.Bolus
  • Schwantesia constanceae N.Zimm.
  • Schwantesia herrei L.Bolus
  • Schwantesia loeschiana Tischer
  • Schwantesia marlothii L.Bolus
  • Schwantesia pillansii L.Bolus
  • Schwantesia ruedebuschii Dinter
  • Schwantesia speciosa L.Bolus
  • Schwantesia succumbens (Dinter) Dinter ex H.Jacobsen
  • Schwantesia triebneri L.Bolus

References

  1. ^ Genaust, Helmut (1976). Etymologisches Wörterbuch der botanischen Pflanzennamen ISBN 3-7643-0755-2
  2. ^ a b "Schwantesia Dinter | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-06-12.